HF 475 Minnesota House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Library of Congress of United States Congress requested to approve replacement of statue of Henry Mower Rice now on display in National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol, and memorial resolution proposed.

This bill (HF 475) is a memorial resolution from Minnesota requesting the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress to approve replacing the statue of Henry Mower Rice in the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall with a statue of Hubert H. Humphrey. It follows a 2000 law allowing states to replace statues after 10 years of display, noting Rice's statue has been in place since 1916. The resolution cites Humphrey's roles as a U.S. Senator, key architect of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and former Vice President, and states Minnesota will cover costs for removal and installation. The bill itself is procedural - it requests approval but does not enact any policy change.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Last action May 14, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduction 1st Engrossment · 4 edits · May 9, 2025
MODERATE
The bill was amended to reflect its status as the 1st Engrossment, updated the posting date, and added new clauses highlighting Hubert H. Humphrey's bipartisan work with Everett Dirksen. The resolution was modified to remove a specific detail about the sculptors of the existing statue and changed the recipient of the replaced Henry Mower Rice statue from the state historical society to the Rice County Board.
Scope change
The bill's scope regarding the statue replacement recipient changed from the Minnesota State Historical Society to the County Board of Rice County, Minnesota.
REQUIREMENT

The recipient of the replaced Henry Mower Rice statue was changed from the Minnesota State Historical Society to the County Board of Rice County, Minnesota.

A new clause was added to acknowledge Hubert H. Humphrey's collaboration with Republican Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

A clause specifying that the current statue of Hubert H. Humphrey was sculpted by artists Jeff and Anna Koh Varilla was removed.

TECHNICAL

The document title and posting date were updated to reflect the 1st Engrossment version and a new date.

Floor votes · House May 13, 2025

How they voted

8444
Passed
Total votes 128
May 13, 2025
D Democratic66
66 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican62
18 Yea 44 Nay
70% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
2
Committee
1
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading
upper
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Received from House
upper
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill was passed
lower
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, to adopt as amended
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Introduction and first reading, referred to Rules and Legislative Administration
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors

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